Fishy feet may be the best June 28, 2010 THE hot weather will be a mixed blessing for anyone for whom sandal wearing means feet resembling parched deserts cracked with jagged canyons. There are all the usual ways of dealing with this – creams, sanding down with pumice, going for a full-on pedicure – but sticking your tootsies in a tank full of flesh-eating [...]
FIT IN THE CITY June 28, 2010 GET PEDDLING: Gridlocked traffic, the rising cost of fuel and temperatures on the underground reaching 40 degrees this summer should make this one a no-brainer (better still, invest in some good running shoes and pound the pavements Forrest Gump-style). BACK AWAY FROM THE REMOTE: With the rising cost of energy, there’s never been a better [...]
DP World postpones listing June 28, 2010 PORTS operator DP World has postponed plans to seek a dual listing on the London Stock Exchange saying it needed to find an acceptable system to support the listing. The next opportunity would be starting after the publication of its 2010 results, the unit of conglomerate Dubai World said in a statement. The company usually [...]
BP close to relief well breakthrough June 28, 2010 BP has said it is close to connecting the first of two relief wells to its leaking Macondo oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil company said in a statement that the first relief well had reached a depth of 16,546 feet. It is within 200 feet of the original blow-out well known [...]
Taylor Wimpey sees house sales rebound June 28, 2010 HOUSEBUILDER Taylor Wimpey said sales have recovered after a lull around the time of the general election but political uncertainty is leading to caution in the sector. The UK’s third-largest volume housebuilder said private sales rate for the year to date are broadly flat year-on-year at 0.58 sales per site per week, while its order [...]
Standard Chartered upbeat after Asian market boost June 28, 2010 STANDARD Chartered said it was on track for a strong first-half performance as its key Asian markets fared better than the west and it grabbed market share. However, it admitted that recent economic turbulence had hurt business. The bank said in a trading update Monday that increased economic uncertainty had resulted in a weakening in [...]
BT to offer Sky Sports for new season June 28, 2010 BT will offer customers of its Internet television service access to rival BSkyB’s sports channels in time for the new Premier League season, it has said. BSkyB was ordered by telecoms regulator in March to cut the prices it charges competitors to air its sports channels, loosening BSkyB’s grip on premium programming and potentially sparking [...]
Shamed England hit rock bottom June 27, 2010 SORRY England crashed out of the World Cup yesterday after suffering their heaviest-ever finals’ defeat to a rampant Germany in Bloemfontein. Fabio Capello’s men were outclassed by the Germans on their way to a 4-1 defeat, but the game will be remembered for a moment of controversy when Frank Lampard’s shot cannoned off the underside [...]
G20 delays tough choices June 27, 2010 LEADERS of the world’s largest economies attempted to display a united front last night, agreeing to cut government borrowing while stimulating growth after a weekend of tense talks in Toronto. The Group of 20 communiqué agreed new targets for reducing deficits and sovereign debt, but America’s fear that fiscal tightening in Europe could derail the [...]
Unite delays strike ballot June 27, 2010 THE Unite union has announced plans to postpone balloting British Airways cabin crew on further strikes to allow union members to consider the latest offer from the airline’s management. BA made a new offer to cabin crew on Friday in a bid to end the long-running dispute over pay and conditions before the employees are [...]
